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Gasker
Location
Scottish Gaelic name	Gàisgeir
👁 Gasker is located in Outer Hebrides 👁 Gasker Gasker Gasker shown within the Outer Hebrides
OS grid reference	NA970151
Coordinates	57°59′00″N 7°17′13″W / 57.98343°N 7.28699°W / 57.98343; -7.28699
Physical geography
Island group	Harris and Lewis
Area	20 ha (1⁄8 sq mi)
Highest elevation	32 m (105 ft)
Administration
Council area	Western Isles
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Demographics
Population	0
👁 Lymphad
References	^[1]^[2]

Gasker is a small uninhabited islet in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, 8 kilometres (4+1⁄2 nautical miles) southwest of Scarp, off the west coast of Harris.

The low-lying island has never been inhabited. In spite of its small size, it has several small pools of fresh water. It is principally noted for its large well-established seal colony. Residents of Scarp once visited Gasker regularly to kill seals for food.

There are two feasible landing spots for small craft: Geo Iar on the north side of Gasker, and Geodha Ear on the south side. A small unmanned lighthouse was built by the Northern Lighthouse Board in 1997.

1.2 kilometres (5⁄8 nmi) east-southeast lies the smaller islet of Gàisgeir Beag, and some surrounding rocks.

Footnotes

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^ Haswell-Smith (2015) p 297
^ Ordnance Survey. OS Maps Online (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure.

Bibliography

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Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2015). The Scottish Islands: The Bestselling Guide to Every Scottish Island. Edinburgh: Canongate Books Ltd. ISBN 9781782116783.
Mac an Tàilleir, Iain (2003) Goireasan Cànain / Language Resources - Tadhail is Ionnsaich : Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. (pdf) Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. Retrieved 26 October 2025.

v t e Lewis and Harris
Outer Hebrides Scotland
Inhabited islands	Lewis and Harris Great Bernera Scalpay	👁 Image 👁 Image
Other islands	Bayble Island Eilean Chaluim Chille Eilean Chearstaidh Eilean Liubhaird Eilean Mhealasta Ensay Fuaigh Beag Fuaigh Mòr Hermetray Killegray North Rona Pabbay of Harris Pabaigh Mòr Scarp Seaforth Sgeotasaigh Soay Beag Soay Mòr Stockinish Sula Sgeir Taransay Vacsay
Settlements	Stornoway Adabroc Aignish Aird Ardroil Arnol Baile an Truiseil Balallan Barvas Bayble Borghastan Borsham Borve, Harris Borve, Lewis Bragar Branahuie Breaclete Breasclete Breivig Brenish Brue Cabharstadh Calbost Callanish Carloway Coll Cross Eorodale Eoropie Fivepenny Flesherin Garenin Garrabost Gravir Gress Habost Holm Hushinish Knock Laxdale Leurbost Leverburgh Lionel Lingarabay Marybank Melbost New Tolsta Newmarket Newvalley North Dell Orinsay Parkend Portnaguran Portvoller Rèinigeadal Rodel Shawbost Skigersta Shulishader South Dell South Galson Swainbost Tarbert Tolsta Chaolais Timsgarry Tong
Districts	Back Ness North Lochs Park Point Uig West Side
Geographical features	Butt of Lewis Clisham The Minch Eilean Glas
Historical sites	Amhuinnsuidhe Castle Callanish Stones Clach an Trushal and Steinacleit Dun Carloway Dùn Èistean Lews Castle St Clement's Church Teampall Mholuaidh

v t e Uninhabited islands of the Hebrides
Inner Hebrides	Calbha Beag Calbha Mor Calve Island Cara Càrna Eileach an Naoimh Eilean an Ròin Mòr Eilean Dubh Mòr Eilean Fladday Eilean Horrisdale Eilean Ighe Eilean Macaskin Eilean Meadhonach Eilean Mhic Chrion Eilean Mòr Eilean Rìgh Eilean Tigh Eilean Trodday Eorsa Garbh Eileach Gruinard Gunna Handa Harlosh Island Horse Island Inch Kenneth Insh Isay Isle Martin Isle Ristol Little Colonsay Longa Island Longay Lunga Oldany Island Ornsay Oronsay Pabay Priest Island Risga Scarba Shuna Staffa Tanera Beag Texa Torsa Wiay	👁 Image
Outer Hebrides	Barra Head Boreray Calbhaigh Ceabhaigh Ceallasaigh Beag Ceallasaigh Mòr Ceann Ear Ceann Iar Eilean Chaluim Chille Eilean Chearstaidh Eileanan Iasgaich Eilean Liubhaird Eilean Mhealasta Eilean Mhuire Ensay Fiaraidh Flodaigh Flodaigh Mòr Flodday Flodday Fodragaigh Fuaigh Beag Fuaigh Mòr Fuday Fuiay Garbh Eilean Gighay Groaigh Haskeir Haskeir Eagach Hellisay Hermetray Kirkibost Lingeigh Little Bernera Mingulay Muldoanich Orosay Oronsay Pabbay Pabaigh Mòr Ronay Sandray Scarp Seaforth Island Sgeotasaigh Sibhinis Shillay Soay Mòr Stromay Stockinish Island Stuley Sursaigh Tahay Taransay Trialabreac Torogaigh Vacsay Vallay Wiay	👁 Image

Islands of Scotland

Geography

Northern Isles	Shetland list Orkney list
Hebrides	Outer Hebrides list Inner Hebrides list St Kilda
Other	Islands of the Clyde Islands of the Forth Freshwater Islands Outlying Islands Sea Stacks

👁 Boreray and the Stacs

Prehistory

Prehistoric Orkney	Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site: Maeshowe Ness of Brodgar Ring of Brodgar Skara Brae Standing Stones of Stenness
Prehistoric Shetland	Zenith of Iron Age Shetland: Broch of Mousa Jarlshof Old Scatness
Prehistoric Western Isles	Callanish Stones Dun Carloway Rubha an Dùnain Dun Nosebridge

History

Dál Riata	Columba Hinba
Kingdom of the Isles	Scandinavian Scotland Rulers of the Kingdom of the Isles Bishop of the Isles
Lordship of the Isles	Treaty of Perth Treaty of Ardtornish-Westminster Finlaggan
Earldom of Orkney	Buckquoy spindle-whorl Udal law
18th and 19th Century	Clearances Jacobite risings Flora MacDonald
Literature	Orkneyinga Saga Description of the Western Isles of Scotland (Monro) A Description of the Western Isles of Scotland (Martin) A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland (Johnson) The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides (Boswell)

Etymology

General	Scottish island names Northern Isles Hebrides Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba
Specific	Arran Gigha Islay Skye St Kilda

Economy

Towns	Kirkwall Lerwick Rothesay Stornoway Stromness
Agencies	Community Energy Scotland Crofters Commission Highlands and Islands Enterprise Scottish Islands Federation
Oil industry	Flotta Sullom Voe

Culture

Shetland	Aly Bain Thomas Fraser Peerie Willie Johnson Shetland Amenity Trust Up Helly Aa Vagaland
Orkney	George Mackay Brown Peter Maxwell Davies F. Marian McNeill Kirkwall Ba game Orkney Heritage Society St Magnus Festival
Outer Hebrides	Compton Mackenzie Fèis Bharraigh Free Church of Scotland Iain Crichton Smith
Inner Hebrides	Islay whisky Runrig Sorley MacLean West Highland Free Press

Politics

Local authorities	Shetland Islands Council Orkney Islands Council Comhairle nan Eilean Siar Highland Council Argyll and Bute North Ayrshire

Wildlife

Fauna	Fair Isle wren Orkney vole Shetland wren St Kilda field mouse St Kilda wren
Flora	Arran whitebeams Scottish Primrose Shetland Mouse-ear
Domesticated animals	Cairn Terrier Eriskay Pony Hebridean Blackface Luing cattle North Ronaldsay sheep Scottie Sheltie Shetland cattle Shetland Goose Shetland pony Shetland sheep Soay sheep Westie

Geology

Shetland	Geopark Shetland
Geology of Orkney	Eday Group Orcadian Basin Yesnaby Sandstone Group
Hebrides	Colonsay Group Great Estuarine Group Hebridean terrane Lewisian complex Lorne plateau lavas Moine supergroup Moine Thrust Belt Mull Rhinns complex Skye Staffa Torridonian
Islands of the Clyde	Highland Boundary Fault

58°9′8″N 7°2′8″W / 58.15222°N 7.03556°W / 58.15222; -7.03556

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